When I hear the tales of Michael laying in bed with those children, watching movies, tickling, and engaging in general horseplay, it sounds less like the work of a pedophile and more like the actions of a man trying to experience a childhood he never had.

much truth in that for sure. michael jackson was probably one of the oddest celebrities we will ever see in our times, but who wouldnt be facing what he has faced. we will never know what happened with the kids and what not, but we have to remember that he was never found guilty of any of those crimes.
This is a man who accomplished amazing things in his lifetime, and changed the world for the better.